The Help2011

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Aibileen Clark:
I was born 1911, Chicksaw County, Piedmont Plantation.

Woman:
And did you know as a girl growing up that one day you'd be a maid?

Aibileen Clark:
Yes ma'am, I did.

Woman:
And you knew that because...

Aibileen Clark:
My mama was a maid. My grandmama was a house slave.

Woman:
[whispering as she writes down] "house slave..." Did you ever dream of being something else?

Aibileen Clark:
[nods yes]

Woman:
What does it feel like to raise a white child when your own child's at home being looked after by somebody else?